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 pH Fundamentals Answer Key

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pH Fundamentals CEU Training Course Assignment
The Assignment (Exam) is also available in Word on the Internet for your Convenience,
please visit www.ABCTLC.com and download the assignment and e- mail it back to TLC.

You’ll have 90 days from the start of this course to complete in order to receive your Professional
Development Hours (PDHs) or Continuing Education Unit (CEU). A score of 70 % is necessary to
pass this course. We prefer if this exam is proctored. No intentional trick questions. If you should
need any assistance, please email all concerns and the completed manual to info@tlch2o.com.

We would prefer that you utilize the enclosed answer sheet in the front, but if you are unable to do
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make copy for yourself. You can e-mail or fax your Answer Key along with the Registration Form to
TLC. (S) Means answer may be plural or singular. Multiple Choice Section, One answer per
question and please use the answer key.

1. What is the theory which states than an acid is a substance that produces Hydronium ions when
it is dissolved in water, and a base is one that produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in water?
A. Newton’s D. Amadeus
B. Alkalinity E. Arrhenius
C. Lord Calvin’s F. None of the Above

2. What is the term associated with a charged species, an atom or a molecule, that has lost or
gained one or more electrons?
A. A proton D. An electron
B. Ion E. A cation
C. Anti-matter F. None of the Above

3. What is a substance that has the ability to reduce other substances and is said to be reductive in
nature?
A. Protons D. Electrons
B. An electron donor E. Cations
C. Anti-matter F. None of the Above

4. In chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Solutions with a

pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline.
Pure water has a pH very close to?
A. 5 D. 7.7
B. 6 E. 7.5
C. 7 F. None of the Above

5. According to the manual, which of the following parameter/methods/measurements determine a

parameter using a concentration cell with transference by measuring the potential difference.
A. Primary pH standard values D. pH measurement(s)
B. Alkalinity E. Measurement of pH
C. pH F. None of the Above

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6. Mathematically speaking, pH is the negative logarithm of the activity of the (solvated) hydronium
ion, often expressed as the measurement of?
A. Electrons D. Cation measurement(s)
B. Alkalinity E. Ions
C. Hydronium ion concentration F. None of the Above

7. When measuring alkalinity in determining a stream's ability to neutralize acidic pollution from
rainfall or wastewater, this measurement can be one of the best measures of the sensitivity of the
stream to acid inputs.
A. True B. False

8. One definition of pH is that it is defined as the decimal logarithm of the reciprocal of the
_________________ , aH+, in a solution.
A. Hydrogen ion activity D. Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
B. Ion-selective electrode(s) E. Acid-base behavior
C. (Solvated) hydronium ion F. None of the Above

9. With respect to standard buffer values, when more than two buffer solutions are used the
electrode can be calibrated by fitting observed pH values to a straight line.
A. True B. False

10. Commercial standard buffer solutions usually comes with information about value and a
correction factor to be applied for what temperatures?
A. 4 °C D. 10 °C
B. 25 °C E. 70 °F
C. 39 °F F. None of the Above

11. Because the pH scale is logarithmic, therefore pH is?

A. Universal indicator D. Excess of Ion concentrations
B. A dimensionless quantity E. A set of non-linear equations
C. A Spectrophotometer F. None of the Above

12. What is the new pH scale is referred to as?

A. Total scale D. Ph3
B. POH E. POE
C. P3H F. None of the Above

13. Alkalinity is able to neutralize _________________ and is measured in a quantitative capacity

in an aqueous solution.
A. Acid D. pH measurement(s)
B. Base E. Bond formation
C. pH F. None of the Above

14. When using a visual comparison of the test solution with a standard color chart, measuring pH
values should be done to the?
A. Universal indicator D. Spectrophotometer Example
B. Colorwheel measurement E. Lab test
C. Nearest whole number F. None of the Above

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15. According to the manual, this device/method/calculation consists of a mixture of indicators
which shows a continuous color change from pH 2 to pH 10.
A. Universal indicator D. Excess of alkaline earth metal concentrations
B. Colorimeter of spectrophotometer E. A set of non-linear simultaneous equations
C. Spectrophotometer F. None of the Above

16. For strong acids and bases no calculations are necessary except in extreme situations. The pH
of a solution containing a weak acid requires the solution of a quadratic equation.
A. True B. False

17. If the pH of a solution contains a weak base, this may require?

A. The solution of a cubic equation D. A set of linear simultaneous equations
B. The solution of a linear equation E. A set of non-linear simultaneous equations
C. The solution of a squared equation F. None of the Above

18. While the general case requires the pH solution of?

A. The solution of a cubic equation D. A set of linear simultaneous equations
B. The solution of a linear equation E. A set of non-linear simultaneous equations
C. The solution of a squared equation F. None of the Above

19. Since pH is a logarithmic scale, a difference of one pH unit is equivalent to a _________

difference in hydrogen ion concentration
A. 1 D. 10
B. 2 E. 100
C. 5 F. None of the Above

20. According to the text, what is the pH of pure water at 50 °C?

A. 7.7 D. 6.55
B. 8.0 E. 7.00
C. 9.0 F. None of the Above

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